I expected more from this.

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When i heard that Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria was going Solo on a new album about my favorite Coheed Character "Jessie the prize fighter inferno" i was quite excited. I expected such a great character to be given center stage away from Coheed and Cambria and to have some wild adventure in acoustic form.
Most of this belief was down to the fact since first becoming a Coheed fan i had heard the rumors of PFI coming to light, and about 3 acoustic guitar singles circulated the internet called "Run like Hell" "Im going to kill you" and another one i forget the name of.
Only "Im going to kill you" actually made it onto the Album and unfortunately it was renamed "the missing mcCloud boys" and was my least favorite of the 3.
I was also mistaken in thinking it would be about Jessie, in fact it turned out to be a story told BY Jessie

"Long-arm and Butchie Bleam brothers brought together by physical distortion and social seclusion are about to find themselves in the running for the most unusual job in the world.....DEATH! Listen to the story unfold as we follow these two misunderstood yet maniacal minstrels of macabre in a neverending race for ultimate power. Listen to the disturbing details as the songs takes you through the hell that is the Blood Machine. This is a story being told in song......this is hell being unleashed through love and sound...... I am the hitchhiker doomed to tell the tale of Margretville, I am your Guide, I am the Prizefighter Inferno."

This is the tagline that accompanies it on many a website/advert. I feel that it over hypes it really. But it is still a good album! There are some awesome sounds in the album and its worth a listen through once or twice as i think you'd find one song to add to your collection at least.

The songs fluctuate between electronica, folk rock and synth rock throughout the album, and upon hearing this i instantly decided i was going to love the rock but hate the electronica, AGAIN i was wrong, i actually hate the folk rock songs, LOVE the electronica songs and the synth rock is just in between really.

I would say if you like Coheed and Cambria a lot then you are going to like this too, not as much, but to a degree. If you are not a coheed fan, or dont know who Coheed and Cambria are then this probably is not for you, in my opinion it is not a fraction as good as The Amory Wars has turned out to be, but i guess that might be because that story has been going for a hell of a lot longer. I think though that with more albums and some explanation, this story may unfold quite well in the long run, but id rather Claudio stick to Coheed first!!

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Added by RB6K 5 months ago on 25 April 2008 03:48